Sixteen drawings of the life and times of America's first president.

Online version of a biography originally published in 1808. Historian David Ramsay, who authored the book, was a contemporary of Washington.

The ancestral home, in England, of George Washington's family.

Biographical article covers both his military and presidential career.

See what Washington's home looked like when he was alive.

Library of Congress site which presents its collection of 65,000 Washington documents. Each page of these documents has been photographed and is presented online. Site also includes a timeline of his lie and a selection of essays.

A collection of Washington's speeches and papers.

Documents and stories from the life of the man who led colonial troops through the harsh winter at Valley Forge.

Short biography from the official White House site.

An interactive quiz about America's first president.